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Athens-Clarke County
Superior Court Tracker: ACC Judges to Hear Gang, Substance Abuse Cases
Athens Clarke County Superior Court Judge Patrick Haggard oversaw several cases Wednesday morning, mostly concerning probation violations and offenses related to substance abuse. Haggard is scheduled to weigh in on civil hearings this week as well. Judge Lawton Stephens is scheduled to preside over 23 arraignments next week, one of which will be Tamara Lanorris…
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Athens-Clarke County
A Courtroom Snag: Three Cases Reach Impasse
Three important cases were supposed to move forward this morning in the Athens Clarke County Superior Court, but all reached an impasse. Termedrick Faust (pictured left), one of the men accused of kidnapping and robbing a local Papa Johns pizza delivery driver, was supposed to find out whether or not he would…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Sees Higher Number of Cocaine Cases
On Wednesday, February 24, seven people in the Athens Clarke County Superior Court will face arraignments for trafficking, possessing, and intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamines. Judge Lawton Stephens will also preside over the arraignments of Altuan Lanard Strange, Dexter Leon Wood, Derrick Vernel Franklin, Quintina Shanta Ham, Curioki Dante…
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Athens-Clarke County
Family of Vehicular Homicide Victim to Convicted Athens Man: ‘He Deserves the Full Sentence’
By Danielle Herman UPDATE (12:18 p.m.): Edwin Juarez Alpizar has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. The following are the six accounts of the sentencing: \t Account 1: homicide by vehicle in the first degree, 15 years (10 in confinement, balance on probation) and $1000 fine \t Account 2: will merge…
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Athens-Clarke County
Arraignment Pushed Back for Man Accused of Terroristic Threats
ATHENS — A 39-year-old Athens man is set to appear in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court on May 20.
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Athens-Clarke County
Strange Laws Still Exist in Georgia
Most everyone loves going to their local ice cream shop to get a cone, but many people don’t know that there are some old state laws about ice cream cones that, no matter how strange, could get them in trouble with the law. In Georgia, it is illegal to carry…